Super TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Beetle - 2.0 Ikon 3-dr hatchVolkswagen modelsEngine15 Feb 2001 By BRUCE NEWTON WHERE the original Beetle's horizontally opposed, air-cooled, four-cylinder engine defied convention, the New Beetle gets a thoroughly ordinary powerplant from another member of the VW family. Using a cast-iron block and an aluminium cylinder head with a single overhead camshaft and just two valves per cylinder, it displaces 2.0- litres and is a useful workhorse more than a high-performance powerplant. Fuel is injected by an electronic, sequential multi-port system. With just 85kW and 165Nm of torque and 170Nm at 2400rpm, it nevertheless does a good job of propelling the Beetle. Claimed fuel economy figures are good, however the car sups on premium unleaded petrol. Did you know?The New Beetle is built at VW's plant in Puebla, MexicoAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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